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Tales From The Far Side

Synopsis

It's going to be a bumpy night.

A series of Gary Larsen's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deers, hunters, and ufos; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.

So Gary Larson made an animated short film for Halloween 1994 and none of you told me about it? Y'all are on some very thin ice. Very thin indeed.

This isn't quite the second coming of Christ like I expected it to be but it's still pretty fun. It's somehow both exactly what you'd expect a Far Side movie to be and yet totally different. There are shades of Monty Python absurdity but also moments of David Lynch surrealist terror, thanks to the holiday tie-in. 90% of this depicts one species killing another.

So Gary Larson made an animated short film for Halloween 1994 and none of you told me about it? Y'all are on some very thin ice. Very thin indeed.

This isn't quite the second coming of Christ like I expected it to be but it's still pretty fun. It's somehow both exactly what you'd expect a Far Side movie to be and yet totally different. There are shades of Monty Python absurdity but also moments of David Lynch surrealist terror, thanks to the holiday tie-in. 90% of this depicts one species killing another.

Bizzare, grim and absolutely hilarious; I had a smile on my face the entire 30 minutes. The surreal tone and animation of this short feel like they've been ripped right out of the comic. I highly recommend this hilarious TV special